diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py
index b5a1a7fc7..55a6d1c38 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py
@@ -4694,6 +4694,9 @@ def xunit(registry, xml_parent, data):
        :language: yaml
 
     """
+    info = registry.get_plugin_info("xunit")
+    plugin_version = pkg_resources.parse_version(info.get("version", str(sys.maxsize)))
+
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     xunit = XML.SubElement(xml_parent, "org.jenkinsci.plugins.xunit.XUnitBuilder")
     xunit.set("plugin", "xunit")
@@ -4733,7 +4736,13 @@ def xunit(registry, xml_parent, data):
             supported_types.append(configured_type)
 
     # Generate XML for each of the supported framework types
-    xmltypes = XML.SubElement(xunit, "types")
+    # Note: versions 3+ are now using the 'tools' sub-element instead of 'types'
+    if plugin_version < pkg_resources.parse_version("3.0.0"):
+        types_name = "types"
+    else:
+        types_name = "tools"
+
+    xmltypes = XML.SubElement(xunit, types_name)
     mappings = [
         ("pattern", "pattern", ""),
         ("requireupdate", "failIfNotNew", True),
diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index 098f0828c..90fc2852f 100755
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -1832,6 +1832,9 @@ def xunit(registry, xml_parent, data):
        :language: yaml
 
     """
+    info = registry.get_plugin_info("xunit")
+    plugin_version = pkg_resources.parse_version(info.get("version", str(sys.maxsize)))
+
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     xunit = XML.SubElement(xml_parent, "xunit")
     xunit.set("plugin", "xunit")
@@ -1871,7 +1874,13 @@ def xunit(registry, xml_parent, data):
             supported_types.append(configured_type)
 
     # Generate XML for each of the supported framework types
-    xmltypes = XML.SubElement(xunit, "types")
+    # Note: versions 3+ are now using the 'tools' sub-element instead of 'types'
+    if plugin_version < pkg_resources.parse_version("3.0.0"):
+        types_name = "types"
+    else:
+        types_name = "tools"
+
+    xmltypes = XML.SubElement(xunit, types_name)
     for supported_type in supported_types:
         framework_name = next(iter(supported_type.keys()))
         xmlframework = XML.SubElement(xmltypes, types_to_plugin_types[framework_name])
diff --git a/tests/builders/fixtures/xunit-full.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/builders/fixtures/xunit-full.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..380bb798c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/builders/fixtures/xunit-full.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../publishers/fixtures/xunit001.plugins_info.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/builders/fixtures/xunit-minimal.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/builders/fixtures/xunit-minimal.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..380bb798c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/builders/fixtures/xunit-minimal.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../publishers/fixtures/xunit001.plugins_info.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f937793c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- longName: 'xUnit'
+  shortName: 'xunit'
+  version: "2.4.0"
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit002.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit002.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..46c091505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit002.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xunit001.plugins_info.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit003.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit003.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..46c091505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit003.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xunit001.plugins_info.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba110c271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- longName: 'xUnit'
+  shortName: 'xunit'
+  version: "3.0.0"
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e76b123e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+    <xunit plugin="xunit">
+      <tools>
+        <PHPUnitJunitHudsonTestType>
+          <pattern>junit.log</pattern>
+          <failIfNotNew>true</failIfNotNew>
+          <deleteOutputFiles>true</deleteOutputFiles>
+          <skipNoTestFiles>false</skipNoTestFiles>
+          <stopProcessingIfError>true</stopProcessingIfError>
+        </PHPUnitJunitHudsonTestType>
+      </tools>
+      <thresholds/>
+      <thresholdMode>1</thresholdMode>
+      <extraConfiguration>
+        <testTimeMargin>3000</testTimeMargin>
+      </extraConfiguration>
+    </xunit>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce446fa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit004.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+publishers:
+  - xunit:
+      types:
+          - phpunit:
+              pattern: "junit.log"